Swing.



L. D. BURLINGHAM.

SWING.

APPLICATION men 050.30. I914.

1,212,739. Patented Jan. 16,1917.

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5 l H lily/ W4 wllnesses lnventof Attorneys EJNTTED STATE j LUCIOUS :o.BURLINGHAM, or HUBBARD, OHIO.

SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application filed. December 30, 1914. Serial No. 879,750.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUoIoUs D. BURLING- HAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hubbard, in the county of Trumbull and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Swing, of which the following is aspecification. I

This invention relates to swings, one of its objects being to provide adeviceof this character having -a novel arrangement of seats whereby asmany as three persons may comfortably occupy the swing or, if desired,two of the seats can be adjusted relative to each other so as to form acradle while the third seat can be occupied by a nurse or otherattendant.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character which issimple, durable and eflicient and can be made at comparatively slightcost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter.described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre- 7 ferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the swing showing theseats arranged to form a cradle, one of the seats being positioned foruse by a nurse or other attendant. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the seatboard, the seats being indicated by dott'ed lines in positions which canbe occupied thereby while the swing is to be used by three persons. Fig.3 is an enlarged section througha portion of the seat board and aportion of one of the seats thereon, and showing the adjustableconnection therebetween. Fig. 4 is a detailview of a clip used inconnection with the pivot of the intermediate chair. 1

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates theseat board preferably provided at each end with transverse reinforcingstrips 2, there being eye bolts 3 extended through the corner portionsof the board for engagement by supporting chains 4; or the like. Thelongitudinal edges of the board 1 are preferably formed with segmentalrecesses 5 between the centers and the ends thereof and extendingthrough the seat board near each end is a clamping bolt 6 the upper endportion of which is arranged within. the bottom 7 of an adjustable seat8 resting on the'board 1. Each of the seats is capable of swinging aboutthe bolt 6 as a center and, consequently, each of the seats 8 can beadjusted angularly to any position desired relative to the board 1.

For example, and as shown in Fig. 1, each seat can be arranged so as toextend either transversely or longitudlnally of the board 1.

A central slot 9 is formed in the middle 1' portion of the board 1 andreceives a clampmg bolt 10 similar to the bolt 6 hereinbefore referredto, this bolt 10 being mounted within the bottom of a seat 11 similar toseats 8. This middle seat 11 can be arranged transversely of the boardas indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 or, if desired, can be disposedlongitudinally on the board and opposltely to one of the seats 8, anysuitable means, such as a hook and eye 12, being provided, for fasteningthe sides of the two seats together so that, when the seats are thuspositioned, they will cooperate to form a cradle. The remaining seat 8can then be adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 1 so thatwhile achild is in the cradle formed by the connected seats 8 and 11, itsattendant can occupy the seat 8 and can manipulate the swing. As shownby dotted lines in Fig. 2, the seats 8 and 11 can be disconnected andarranged to hold three persons, it being preferred to have the seats 8facing each other while the central seat is disposed transversely. Eachof the bolts 6 and 10 is provided with a clamping nut 13 whereby theseats can be securely fastened in any positions to Which they may beadjusted.

By providing the slot 9, it is possible to adjust the seat 11 toward orfrom the seat 8 with which it cooperates.

It is to be understood that when the intermediate chair is not in use asa portion of a cradle but is extended transversely as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2, the bolt 10 forming a pivot for said chair canbe held against or close to one end wall of the slot 9 by means of aclip such as shown in Fig. 4. This clip includes a hooked plate 14 orthe like pivotally connected to the bottom of the board 5 and adapted toswing into engagement with the bolt and hold it against movementlongitudinally of the slot sition of the crib from one end of the sup--port or board 1 to the other end thereof. Such an operation may bedesirable'when it is sought to dispose the infant in the crib out of adraft, or in or out of the sunshine, it being obvious from the nature ofthe invention, that this device cannot be carried about from place toplace, as weather con ditions may demand.

Independently of the foregoing, it is at times desirable to shift theoperators chair from one end of the support 1 to the other. If the swingis suspended on a porch, the operator may desire to sit at one end ofthe swing, in order that he may look down from the end of a porch into aside alley or yard. Likewise, it may be advantageous that the operatorshall sit at the opposite end of the swing, so that it will be possible3 an intermediate chair carried by the support, all of the chairsincluding arms; means for mounting all of the chairs on the supportforrotation on vertical axes, whereby the arms of the intermediate chairmay be made to cooperate with the arms of either end chair to form acrib, and whereby the remaining chair will form an operators chair; andmeans for locking the intermediate chair to either end chair when thearms of the intermediate chair and the arms of either end chaircooperate to form a crib.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LUCIOUS D.v BURLINGHAM. l Vitnesses FRANK GILBERT, JAS. A. RIoKERT.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

